| Specifications Highlights |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Product | Xiaomi Mi 5 (Launched 2016-02-24) | Xiaomi Mi 8 |
| Display | 5.3" 2560x1440 IPS LCD | 6.21" 2248x1080 Super AMOLED |
| Rear Camera(s) | | - 21mm 12-MP f/1.8 (Primary) +OIS
- 12-MP f/2.4
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| Selfie Camera(s) | | |
| Computing | - Snapdragon 820 SoC
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB Storage
- None
| - Snapdragon 845 SoC
- 6GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB/256GB Storage
|
| Battery | 3000 mAh | 3400 mAh, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ |
| Design | IP Rating, 129g (4.6oz), 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 inches) | IP Rating, 175g (6.2oz), 74.8x154.9x7.6 mm (2.94 x 6.10 x 0.30 inches) |
| Display |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Diagonal (inches) | 5.3" | 6.21" |
| Display/Body Ratio | 77.4% | 83.8% |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 | 2248x1080 |
| Sharpness (PPI) | 554 PPI | 402 PPI |
| Brightness (specs) | | 430 NITs |
| Display Glass Type | Gorilla Glass 4 | Gorilla Glass |
| Features | | - Multitouch
- Glossy
- 2.5D
- Always-On
|
| Color Depth | 24 bit (16,777,216 Colors) | 24 bit (16,777,216 Colors) |
| Primary Camera |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Megapixel | 16-MP | 12-MP |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal Length (35mm) | | 21mm |
| Sensor Size | Small | Small |
| Autofocus Features | | - Contrast
- Dual-Pixel Phase Detection
|
| Hardware Features | - OIS
- Flash
- HDR Photo
- HDR Video
| - Dual LED Flash
- LED Flash
- Autofocus
- OIS
- HDR Photo
|
| Video Resolutions | | - 2160p/30fps
- 1080p/240fps
- 720p/240fps
|
| Battery |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Battery Type | Li-Poly | Li-Poly |
| Battery Capacity (mAh) | 3000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Battery Features | | |
| Fast-Charge Protocol | | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ |
| Computing |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Processor Brand | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Processor Name | Snapdragon 820 | Snapdragon 845 |
| Processor Model | MSM8996 | |
| Processor # Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Main Processor Frequency (GHz) | 1.8 & 1.6 / 2.15 & 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| RAM Options | 4GB | 6GB |
| Internal Storage Options | 64GB | 64GB/128GB/256GB |
| Memory Card Type | None | |
| Operating System + Version | Android 5.1.1 | Android 8.1 |
| Communications |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| LTE Category (Download) | LTE CAT6 301 Mbps | LTE CAT18 1200/211 Mbps |
| LTE Bands | | 12, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| Modem Features | | - UMTS
- EDGE
- GPRS
- HSPA+
- LTE
- EV-DO A
- TD-SCDMA
- TD-HSDPA
|
| WiFi Speed | | |
| WiFi Features | - Hotspot
- Dual-band
- WiFi Direct
| - Dual-band
- Hotspot
- WiFi Direct
- MU-MIMO
|
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Bluetooth Features | | |
| NFC Features | | |
| Connector Type | USB Type C | USB Type C |
| Connector Features | | |
| SAR US Head | | 1.01 W/Kg |
| SAR US Body | | 1.32 W/Kg |
| SAR EU Head | | 0.701 W/Kg |
| SAR EU Body | | 1.662 W/Kg |
| Sim Card 0 |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Name | SIM0 | SIM0 |
| SIM Type | Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| Sim Card 1 |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Name | | SIM1 |
| SIM Type | | Nano SIM |
| Multimedia |
|---|
| Product Name | Mi 5 | Mi 8 |
| Multimedia Features | | |
| Audio Alerts | | |
| Audio Features | - Loudspeaker
- 3.5mm Port
- Phone Noise Cancellation
| |
| Audio Formats | | - AAC
- 3GA
- AMR
- RA
- AWB
- FLAC
- MID
- MIDI
- MP3
- OGA
- OGG
- WMA
- WAV
|
| Video Formats | | - DIVX
- H.263
- H.264
- MPEG-4
- H.265
- MP4
- VC-1
- XVID
|
| Sensors | - Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Compass
- GPS
- A-GPS
- GLONASS
- Gyroscope
- Proximity
| - Proximity
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Gyroscope
- Barometer
- Fingerprint
- A-GPS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- BeiDou
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